
| Product Code: | 979-0-708-08655-0 |
| ISMN: | 979-0-708-08655-0 |
| Publishers Number: | QT155 |
| Language: | English |
| Page count: | 12 |
| Condition: | New |
Paul writes regularly for many of the major international music magazines, including Music Teacher, BBC Music Magazine, the ABRSM’s Libretto, and the American ICA Journal. He is in great demand as a workshop and seminar leader and adjudicator in the UK, the USA and the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Paul has also undertaken research into specialist music education for the highly talented (the clarinet prodigy Julian Bliss number among his pupils), an interest that has taken him to many musical institutions around the world.
He is an examiner and adjudicator and is frequently asked to take part in national events including the Chamber Music for Schools Competition, Music for Youth, the BBC Young Musician of the Year and he is a regular judge for Classic FM’s teacher of the Year. He has also recently co-authored (with Anthony Meredith) major new biographies of the British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold (Malcolm Arnold: Rogue Genius), the late Master of The Queen’s Music, Malcolm Williamson (Malcolm Williamson – A Mischievous Muse) and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.
Paul’s innovative teaching techniques, especially his concept of Simultaneous Learning, have found support all over the world and combine thoroughness, imagination and practicality; the defining qualities of his outstandingly successful work.
Paul Harris' On Safari Again is a delightful set of 6 clarinet duets, ideal for concerts and playing for pleasure.
The movements are called after varsiou animals…
The movements are called after varsiou animals you would see on a safari: Zebra, Crocodile, Ostrich, Monkeys, Giraffe and Cheetah.
I really liked these pieces, six short programmatic duets which are fun to play and easily accessible to both players and audience.
I particularly like the way Paul Harris uses articulation – it’s always sensible but adds an enormous amount of colour and interest to his pieces.
From a teaching point of view he never fails to give us something really constructive to work on with our pupils, and this volume is no different.
The pieces are all in easy keys but there’s technical material in each one to get your teeth into.
‘Zebra’ has liberal use of side key F sharp.
‘Crocodile’ has some interesting use of dotted figures and accents. Ostrich’ utilises
different time signatures.
‘Monkeys’ is a compound rhythm piece and is really good fun to play and definitely cheeky!
‘Giraffe’ utilises slurring across the registers in large leaps, and finally ‘Cheetah’ bounds along in a 6/8 arpeggiated finale.
The cover is lovely, an attractive watercolour which is very child friendly.
There are directions throughout the book and a section at the back to compose your own animal duet which is also aimed at children.
I’m not sure your average junior school clarinet pupil would manage these duets, though they are definitely worth using with more able younger pupils and intermediate players as they are sight- reading standard Grade 5.
An excellent addition to the duet repertoire.
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Viv Halton in Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine
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